05/29/2026
Holy smokes, it is so much easier to stay on track when life is calm.
You meal prep. You get your workouts in. You drink your water. You hit your protein and fiber goals. You wash your makeup off at night. You get everyone where they need to be on time and basically feel like you've got this whole life thing figured out.
Then life happens.
The last month at our house has been... a lot.
May is busy anyway, but I also decided it would be a great month to run my first Trail Ragnar, hike the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim (worth it and I'd do it again), navigate doctor appointments while we continue learning about Ryker's epilepsy, and help Dustin recover from foot surgery.
Things are improving. Ryker is going longer between seizures, we're getting good help, and Dustin is healing like a champ. But I won't lie... I'm feeling the weight of it all.
I haven't been perfect. But I also haven't gone completely off the rails. The things that helped most weren't motivation or discipline. It was having healthy choices available. It was the fact that workouts are just a habit I do now. It was keeping water bottles everywhere.
Here's what I've learned after coaching hundreds of women:
The biggest problem usually isn't a lack of motivation.
The problem is that we build plans that only work when life is perfect.
And life is never perfect.
There will always be stressful work weeks, sick kids, vacations, rough nights of sleep, family emergencies, and seasons that feel chaotic.
The people who make lasting progress aren't the ones who never get thrown off track.
They're the ones who have a plan that works in real life. That's how I coach my clients. I don't hand people a random meal plan and workout and wish them luck.
We build habits that become part of your life so when chaos shows up, you don't have to start over.
What's the biggest thing that gets in your way when you're trying to focus on your health?